Phantom ships haunt old sailors in sea tales
The article recounts phantom ship sightings by crews of vessels like the Annie M. Reid and Hengist, with specters approaching in fog or moonlight. Accounts detail vanished lights, distant signals, eerie warnings, and crews haunted by past events and downed ships.
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Liverpool
Thearston
F.C. Norton
Indian Ocean
Norton
Calcutta
New York
Aressan
Cantain
Hee
John Stebbins
Marietta
Madeira
Brazil
Stebbins
Gould
Tim
Kingston
Rhodes Eggs Aboard Ship Prompt Hen Coop Tale
A humorous note recalls Cecil Rhodes taking a coop of hens on long voyages for fresh eggs. A South African figure explains he does not do this, instead tipping the steward who cared for Rhodes s hens to gain Rhodes s interest.
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Cecil Rhodes
England
South Africa
Atlantic
Fence
Rhodes
Had Right to Select Place
The mother speaks to her son Bobby about organizing his belongings and insists there must be a place for everything. The boy agrees cheerfully, and she points to the corner closet as the designated place.
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Bobby
Glow Worms Anesthetic Tactics And Survival Snarl
In an odd Century essay Jenri Fabre describes glow worms using anesthesia on prey and compares the surgeon’s control to a narrator watching a lampyris hunt. He notes snails as the prey, found along roadside stubble and irrigating ditches where mollusks flourish. You may go hungry.
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Jenri Fabre
Alberta Crop Yields Highlight Record Grains Across Provinces
Alberta reports strong yields with wheat mainly No. 1 and several fields yielding 50 to 75 bushels per acre. Red Fife and Marquis wheat show high weights up to 68 pounds per bushel. Congestion and car shortages emerge as Alberta’s grain crop tops projections, with Noble predicting a 350000 bushel shipment.
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MacLeod
Alta
Inverary
Alberta
Lethbridge
Monarch
Milk River
John Turner
Rosthern
Arcola
Calgary
Moose Jaw
Sask
Bassano
Noble
C. S. Noble
Canadian Pacific Railway
A Child Quotes Preacher On His Repeated Sermon Endings
A small girl tired of a long sermon whispers to her mother that she wants to go home. The mother withholds permission, and the child humorously notes the preacher keeps blowing out his breath and continuing the talk.
Water blisters eczema testimonial in 1912 Chicago ad
Eczema described as water blisters on hands legs and back. User tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment after an advertisement, used for six weeks and was cured with no remaining marks. Includes ad copy and a 1912 signature from IF W Horrisch.
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Congress St
Chicago
IF. W. Horrisch
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
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Nottebohm
Marianne Noltebohm
Som
L. Anderson Smith
Killam
Mrs. Peck
John Henry
Henry
Putnam
Adv
the State Bank
Otterbein
Capital Stock & Surplus
J. H. VanNatta
H. Holt
Sidney Smith
Ass’t Cashier
VanNatta
F. J. Maddox
Abe Swits
L.H. Switzer
J. W. Moore
R. He Bolt
John W. VanNatta
THE
Farmer's & Merchant's Bank
Indiana
Jeremiah Edwards
Pres. Chas
L. McKinnis
V. Pres
J. S. Ward
Dr. C. U. Chenoweth
Dr. L. Learning
Main St
Craco Tours
F. E. Follett
Hriday
Ind
Ward A. Smith
Health & Accident Insurance
Benton County
Securit
Fred F. Killin
Indianapolis
Templeton
R. Mather
Vetrinary
Lumber Yard
Otterbein, Ind
J. W. Franklin
Green Hill
James S. Wagner
Medina Township
George T. Emerson
Trustes Bolivar Township
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